After meeting Delhi CM, Gupta says CAG reports likely to be tabled on Feb 25
The first agenda will be tabling the CAG report that are likely be presented on February 25 in the house.
Lawyers of all district courts here are likely to march from Patiala House Court to India Gate on Wednesday, Dhir Singh Kasana, general secretary of the coordination committee of the All-District Courts Bar Associations, said.
SNS | New Delhi | November 13, 2019 3:17 pm
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After the violent Tis Hazari incident between Lawyers and Delhi police on November 2, which set off a series of unprecedented protests by both parties, Lawyers in Delhi district courts continued to abstain from work on Wednesday, demanding the arrest of the policemen who allegedly fired at their colleagues during the clash.
Lawyers of all district courts here are likely to march from Patiala House Court to India Gate on Wednesday, Dhir Singh Kasana, general secretary of the coordination committee of the All-District Courts Bar Associations, said.
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“Despite our cooperation, no concrete step has been taken to arrest the police personnel who fired at advocates. So, there would be complete abstinence from work at all Delhi district courts. Our demand was that the police officers who fired at advocates be arrested. The police officials opposed it. So we will continue boycotting work,” he said.
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The strike continues as a meeting of members of all district courts associations, representatives of the Delhi Police and Lt Governor Anil Baijal, held on Sunday on the orders of the Delhi High Court, failed to find a resolution, Kasana said.
The tension between police personnel and lawyers has been building up since November 2 when a clash over a parking dispute led to at least 20 security personnel and several advocates being injured.
Lawyers in six district courts have been on strike since November 4 to protest against the clash. In unprecedented protests by the Delhi Police, thousands of its personnel had laid siege outside the police headquarters for 11 hours on November 5 and staged a virtual revolt sparked by two attacks on their colleagues by the lawyers.
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The first agenda will be tabling the CAG report that are likely be presented on February 25 in the house.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Metro) Hareshwar Swami praised the initiative, stating that while solving heinous crimes remains a priority, such efforts are equally important in bringing relief and happiness to the common people.
She is believed to manage her jailed husband’s criminal empire by running his gang while trying to ensure that there was no evidence directly linking her to illegal activities.
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